Tiny, implantable medical device can propel itself through bloodstream
Stanford engineers develop a high-frequency, wirelessly powered device with an antenna small enough to fit in the bloodstream.
Feb 22nd, 2012
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Graphene is thinnest known anti-corrosion coating
Researchers found that graphene, whether made directly on copper or nickel or transferred onto another metal, provides protection against corrosion.
Feb 22nd, 2012
Read moreMOFs special review issue
New analyses of more than 4,000 scientific studies have concluded that a family of "miracle materials" called MOFs have a bright future in products and technologies - ranging from the fuel tanks in hydrogen-powered cars to muting the effects of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide - that are critical for solving some of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century.
Feb 22nd, 2012
Read moreNew nanotechnology converts heat into power when it's needed most
Never get stranded with a dead cell phone again. A promising new nanotechnology called Power Felt, a thermoelectric device that converts body heat into an electrical current, soon could create enough juice to make another call simply by touching it.
Feb 22nd, 2012
Read moreA Twitter guide for academics and researchers
Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities.
Feb 22nd, 2012
Read moreSpinwellen: Die Zukunft des Computers?
Wissenschaftler der Uni Goettingen beschaeftigen sich in einem neuen Projekt mit der Erforschung von Spinwellencomputern. Das Rechnen mit Spinwellen koennte in Zukunft eine schnellere parallele Datenverarbeitung in Mikroprozessoren ermoeglichen.
Feb 22nd, 2012
Read moreResearchers reveal switching mechanism in promising computer memory device
New information from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) about how layered switching devices for novel computer memory systems work may now allow these structures to come to market sooner, helping bring about faster, lower-powered computers.
Feb 22nd, 2012
Read moreA faster way to catch cells
New microfluidic device with nanomembranes could be used to diagnose and monitor cancer and other diseases.
Feb 22nd, 2012
Read moreA new twist on nanowires
Technology developed at MIT can control the composition and structure of these tiny wires as they grow.
Feb 22nd, 2012
Read moreNew technique creates free-standing piezoelectric ferroelectric nanostructures
Researchers have developed a "soft template infiltration" technique for fabricating free-standing piezoelectrically active ferroelectric nanotubes and other nanostructures from PZT - a material that is attractive because of its large piezoelectric response.
Feb 22nd, 2012
Read morePaper electronics is successful: Where next?
Electronics and electrics on or in paper is being used for security, safety, crime prevention, brand enhancement and merchandising. Cost, weight or bulk are a problem, so conventional electronics in paper products is being replaced with printed electronics.
Feb 21st, 2012
Read moreDisvovery establishes new boundaries for controlling band gaps
Solar cells, light emitting diodes, displays and other electronic devices could get a bump in performance because of a discovery at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that establishes new boundaries for controlling band gaps.
Feb 21st, 2012
Read moreResearchers coax gold into nanowires
Discovery is designed to allow inexpensive detection of poisonous industrial gases by workers wearing small sensor chips filled with gold nanowires.
Feb 21st, 2012
Read moreScientists learn how to 'out run damage' with imaging technique
Scientists recently demonstrate serial snapshot femtosecond diffraction (SFX) from nanocrystals using the world's first hard X-ray laser.
Feb 21st, 2012
Read moreGraphene nanoplatelets pose potential health risk
A revolutionary material that is used in computer technology could pose health risks to those involved in its manufacture.
Feb 21st, 2012
Read morePhysical phenomenon could drastically reduce energy consumption by computers
Faster, smaller and more energy-efficient - that is what computers of the future should be like. A new phenomenon stands to make a major contribution in this direction: It needs 100,000 times less current than existing technologies, and the number of atoms needed for a data bit could diminish significantly.
Feb 21st, 2012
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